Joshua 19:26
in Joshua 19Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west the border touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and Allammelech, and Amad, and Mishal; and it reached to Carmel westward, and to Shihor-libnath;
KJV
And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihor–libnath;
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This verse in Joshua 19
Commentary
7 notes on this verseCarmel - The vineyard of God; a place greatly celebrated in Scripture, and especially for the miracles of Elijah; see 1 Kings 18:19-40. The mountain of Carmel was so very fruitful as to pass into a proverb. There was another Carmel in the tribe of Judah, (see Jos 15:55), but this, in the tribe of Asher, was situated about one hundred and twenty furlongs south from Ptolemais, on the edge of the Mediterranean Sea. Calmet observes that there was, in the time of Vespasian, a temple on this mountain, dedicated to a god of the same name.
This site's exposition
The fifth lot came out
on Joshua 19:24-31
Judges 1:31 names towns Asher did not drive out, and Sidon, Rehob, Achzib and Aphek all stand in this allotment. Keil and Delitzsch read Joshua as the record of land granted rather than land occupied. Matthew Henry lays the shortfall on Israel's own slackness rather than on the promise.
This site's exposition
the border touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath
Carmel on the western edge is the mountain where Elijah met the prophets of Baal at 1 Kings 18:19-40, as Clarke notes. Barnes reads Shihor-libnath, black and white, as a river reaching the sea south of Dor. Dor lay inside Asher's ground and went to Manasseh, by 17:11.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Carmel west-ward - Or, Carmel by the sea, to distinguish it from Carmel in the tribe of Judah. This was a place of eminent fruitfulness, agreeable to the prophecy concerning Asher, Gen. xlix, 20.
And Alammelech, and Amad,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher--The western boundary is traced from north to south through the cities mentioned; the site of them, however, is unknown.
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A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
to Carmel . . . and to Shihor-libnath--that is, the "black" or "muddy river"; probably the Nahr Belka, below Dor (Tantoura); for that town belonged to Asher (Jos 17:10).
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The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאַֽלַמֶּ֥לֶךְ | vealamelekh | and Alammelech | H487 → | |
| וְעַמְעָ֖ד | veamad | and Amad | H6008 → | |
| וּמִשְׁאָ֑ל | umishal | and Mishal | H4861 → | |
| וּפָגַ֤ע | ufaga' | and it touches | H6293 → | 46 times |
| בְּכַרְמֶל֙ | bekharmel | <on> Carmel | H3760 → | 22 times |
| הַיָּ֔מָּה | haiyamah | <the> west -ward | H3220 → | 396 times |
| וּבְשִׁיח֖וֹר | uveshichor | and <on> Shihor | H7884 → | |
| לִבְנָֽת׃ | livnat | Libnath | H7884 → |
וְאַֽלַמֶּ֥לֶךְand Alammelech
vealamelekhH487 →
וְעַמְעָ֖דand Amad
veamadH6008 →
וּמִשְׁאָ֑לand Mishal
umishalH4861 →
וּפָגַ֤עand it touches
ufaga'H6293 →46 times
בְּכַרְמֶל֙<on> Carmel
bekharmelH3760 →22 times
הַיָּ֔מָּה<the> west -ward
haiyamahH3220 →396 times
וּבְשִׁיח֖וֹרand <on> Shihor
uveshichorH7884 →
לִבְנָֽת׃Libnath
livnatH7884 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Song of Solomon 7:5Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses.
it leads to
- Isaiah 35:2
It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Song of Solomon 4:1
How beautiful you are, my darling—how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.
- Isaiah 35:2
Through
Isaiah 33:9The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.
it leads to
- Nahum 1:4
He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.
- Isaiah 65:10
Sharon will become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for My people who seek Me.
- Nahum 1:4
Through
1 Kings 18:42So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees.
it leads to
- Luke 6:12
In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
- Psalms 89:7
In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.
- Genesis 24:52
When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the LORD.
- Daniel 9:3
So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
- Luke 6:12
Where this verse is studied
About Joshua
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and The Berean Standard Bible, Joshua 19, with the verses cited in the note.